Recitativo accompagnato: Non est - Quis ergo Nate! (Hyacinthus, Oebalus)
2:35
15.
No.7, Aria: Ut navis in aequore luxriante (Oebalus)
6:16
16.
Recitativo: Quocumque me converto (Melia, Oebalus)
2:56
17.
No.8, Duetto: Natus cadit, atque Deus (Oebalus, Melia)
5:42
18.
Recitativo: Rex! me redire cogit (Apollo, Oebalus, Melia)
4:49
19.
No.9, Terzetto: Tandem post turbida fulmina (Apollo, Melia, Oebalus)
2:45
Total time: 76:30
Solo:Andrew Kennedy tenor - Oebalus
King of Laconia
Solo:Klara Ek soprano - Melia
daughter of Oebalus
son of Oebalus
Solo:Lawrence Zazzo countertenor - Apollo
guest of Oebalus
Solo:Christopher Ainslie countertenor - Zephyrus
friend of Hyacinthus
Solo:Marcus Farnsworth baritone
Solo:David Shipley bass
Two priests of Apollo
Chamber: Mozartists,The
Leader: Matthew Truscott
Continuo: Steven Devine (harpsichord), Joseph Crouch (cello),
Cecelia Bruggemeyer (double bass)
Conductor:Ian Page
About
Apollo descends to earth and proposes marriage to Oebalus’ daughter Melia. But when he goes to play discus with her brother Hyacinthus and his friend Zephyrus, a tragic accident occurs, after which nothing will ever be the same again…
Classical Opera’s series of Mozart’s complete operas on Signum continues with the addition of Apollo et Hyacinthus, the second of his two stage works from 1767. The opera is sung in Latin, and is based on a colourful story from Ovid’s Metamorphoses. Mozart was only eleven years old when he wrote this remarkable work, but the music is astonishingly accomplished, frequently anticipating the wonders of his maturity.
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Reviews
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Curtis Rogers – ClassicalSource.com – January 2020
***** Coup de Cœur
Louis Bilodeau – Classica magazine (France) – March 2020
“Ian Page offers a matchless account of the 11-year old Mozart’s first opera. Lawrence Zazzo is a fine Apollo …” *****
Christopher Cook – BBC Music magazine – Christmas 2019
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